Self-deception in organisations is probably one of the most serious hidden issue organisations face today. A new study looking at self-deception in organisations has been conducted looking at the effects it can have on productivity has found that there are different levels and types of self- deception. When people have a firm allegiance and commitment […]
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Talent management is about to become significantly more ‘interesting’. As we enter the 2020s a wide range of issues have combined to create a volatile, uncertain, ever shifting and complex environment within which organisations have to operate. For example: Economic volatility and uncertainty Political change and upset Technological transformation and the rise of automation, AI […]
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How organisations deal with errors, mistakes and failures predict a range of organisational attributes like how well (and how fast) the organisation learns, changes and adapts to change. In this podcast David Interviews Gareth Lock, the author of the recently published book ‘Under pressure: Diving deeper into human factors‘ about blame and just cultures, how […]
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Many organisations fail to understand the impact counter-knowledge has on their business. Counter-knowledge does not just mean fake news but also includes….
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What a find! In a market soaked with books on how to become a great/better/effective leader it’s great to find one so simple in approach and well written. You can dip in to particular sections or read it front to back – it’ll work just as well either way and the insights will shift your […]
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Why scientific myths not only endure in public but also some scientists minds, infecting some research with misleading counter-factual pseudo-research. Interview with Kare Letrud – Scientific myths Asst. Professor Dr. Kare Letrud talks to David about a common such research myth, the learning pyramid and how such scientific myths become to believed even by other […]
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The business pivot from a practitioners point of view Last month I interviewed Regan Stevenson about his research looking at entrepreneurial pivots. This month I thought I would interview an entrepreneur, business coach and investor about business pivots from their perspective. Podcast interview with Paul Avins In this episode I spoke with Paul Avins an […]
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Source manipulation Podcast links Subscribe on iTunes Player FM Listen on Spotify Listen on Podbean Transcript (00:00): Why do some people do this? How some researchers reduce trust in research. Hi, I’m David Wilkinson, the editor of the Oxford Review. I came across this last week and it’s both blatant and appalling because it […]
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A pretty blatant case of source manipulation
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Why you shouldn’t just believe research papers just because it is published in an academic research journal. Take a new study citing ‘evidence’ for the learning pyramid for example… How does this statement sound? “Teaching a subject is better, in terms of retention or memory than just reading about the subject.” Sounds plausible right? You […]
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